Today's schedule has eight games, making it a busy day. We begin with...
Traktor Chelyabinsk hosting Jokerit Helsinki. Ryan Zapolski and Vasily Demchenko are the goalies. Helsinki began in the first period with a Joey Hishon goal, via Tommi Huhtala and Juho Rautanen. Chelyabinsk tied it on a Kirill Koltsov goal, assisted by Maxim Yakutsenya and Igor Mirnov in the second period. Jokerit retook the lead on a third period Masi Marjamaki goal, courtesy of Mika Niemi and Sakari Salminen. The final held at 2-1, with the three stars given to Zapolski (40 for 41 in saves), Marjamaki, and Hishon.
Along to Ufa, where Salavat Yulaev welcomes Dinamo Riga. Jakub Sedlacek and Niklas Svedberg protect the nets. Riga got going in the second period with a Guntis Galvins power play goal, powered by Patrick Mullen. Dinamo added on with a power play goal by Colton Gillies, coming off of Mullen and Justin Shugg. Ufa got on the board with a Denis Kulyash power play goal in the third period, going in unassisted. Salavat Yulaev tied it as Enver Lisin scored a power play goal, with the help of Alexander Loginov and Igor Makarov. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Lauris Darzins and Pyotr Schastlivy lifted Riga to a 3-2 win over a lone tally from Teemu Hartikainen of Ufa. The three stars were Mullen, Gillies, and Galvins.
Westward to Togliatti, with Lada bringing in Dynamo Moscow. Alexander Yeryomenko and Ilya Ezhov are in the blue paint. Togliatti led off in the first period with a power play goal by Viktor Komarov, powered by Anton Shenfeld. Moscow tied it in the second period with a Martins Karsums power play goal, guided in by Juuso Hietanen and the goalie Yeryomenko. Lada won 2-1 with a Georgy Belousov shootout tally. The three stars went to Ezhov (27 for 28 in saves), Belousov, and Komarov.
Into Nizhnekamsk, with Neftekhimik hosting Medvescak Zagreb. Danny Taylor and Ivan Lisutin are the solid goalies. Zagreb opened in the first period with a Yann Sauve goal, made possible by Gilbert Brule and Mark Katic. Medvescak added on in the second period with an Alexandre Giroux goal, passed from Goran Bezina and Francis Pare. Nizhnekamsk got on the board with a Sergei Konkov power play goal, powered by the goalie Lisutin. Neftekhimik tied it on a Tomi Sallinen goal, assisted by Dan Sexton and Evgeny Ryasensky in the third period. In the shootout, Sexton had the lone goal to lift Neftekhimik to a 3-2 win. The three stars were Sexton, Sallinen, and Konkov.
Southwest to Sochi, with the Leopards welcoming Amur Khabarovsk. Alexander Pechursky and Konstantin Barulin receive the starting nods in goal. Sochi started in the first period with a power play goal by Igor Ignatushkin, powered by Ilya Krikunov and Oscar Fantenberg. The Leopards added on in the second period with a power play goal by Evgeny Skachkov, via Fantenberg and Andre Petersson. Sochi extended the lead as Andrei Kostitsyn scored a power play goal, thanks to Renat Mamashev. Evgeny Alikin took over for Pechursky in the Amur net. The Leopards padded the lead with an Ivan Zakharchuk goal, made possible by Mamashev and Mikhail Mamkin. Khabarovsk got on the board with a Vyacheslav Ushenin goal, courtesy of Vladislav Ushenin and Artyom Zub. Sochi replied with a Denis Tolpeko goal, fueled by Semyon Babintsev. The Leopards continued in the third period on a Skachkov goal, with a lone assist by Fantenberg, who got a sock trick. Sochi kept going with an Ilya Gorokhov goal, with a lone helper from Petersson. Amur got one back with a Kirill Kapustin power play goal, going in unassisted. The game ended at 7-2, with the three stars being Skachkov, Fantenberg, and Mamashev, while Petersson gets an honorable mention.
Into Moscow, where Spartak brings in Dinamo Minsk. Ben Scrivens and Markus Svensson are between the pipes. Moscow struck first in the first period with a Ryan Stoa goal, with a lone assist by Lukas Radil. Minsk tied it on an Evgeny Kovyrshin goal, assisted by Lukas Krajicek. Spartak took the lead with an unassisted Radil goal in the third period. Dinamo retied it with a power play goal from Andrei Stepanov, powered by Sergei Kostitsyn. Moscow regained the lead on a Stoa goal, via Yaroslav Dyblenko. Spartak iced it at 4-2 with a Maxim Potapov empty net goal, set up by Marcus Hogstrom. The three stars belonged to Stoa, Radil, and Svensson (19 for 21 in saves).
Down to Podolsk, where Vityaz hosts Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Kovar and Harri Sateri guard the cages. Cherepovets was first to score in the first period with an Igor Skorokhodov power play goal, powered by Alexander Yevseyenkov and Vitaly Sitnikov. Podolsk tied it on a Miro Aaltonen goal, passed from Mario Kempe. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Sitnikov was washed out by Vityaz's Alexei Kopeikin's pair of tallies, giving Vityaz the 2-1 win. Sitnikov, Kovar (40 for 41 in saves), and Sateri (30 for 31 in saves) received the three stars.
Finally, Ak Bars Kazan hosts CSKA Moscow. Ilya Sorokin and Emil Garipov tend the twines. Moscow dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Maxim Mamin goal, courtesy of Dmitry Kugryshev and Igor Ozhiganov on the power play. Kazan tied it with an Andrei Popov goal, via Mikhail Varnakov. CSKA took the lead back with an Alexander Popov goal, assisted by Bud Holloway. Moscow added on with a Kirill Petrov goal, with a lone assist by Alexander Popov. This produced the 3-1 final, with the three stars going to Alexander Popov, Sorokin (19 for 20 in saves), and Petrov.
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